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February 1, 2010By Julie Summers Walker

DA42 Do-over Editor at Large Tom Horne got a first look at Diamond Aircraft’s new DA42 NG at the factory outside Vienna, Austria, before the aircraft received FAA certification. The addition of the new Austro engines—replacing the Thielerts that used to power Diamond’s earlier DA42s—resulted in a quieter and smoother ride.

DA42 Do-over

Editor at Large Tom Horne got a first look at Diamond Aircraft’s new DA42 NG at the factory outside Vienna, Austria, before the aircraft received FAA certification. The addition of the new Austro engines—replacing the Thielerts that used to power Diamond’s earlier DA42s—resulted in a quieter and smoother ride. Learn more in this online video.

Welcome to Fairbanks, Alaska

Photographer Chris Rose gets to go to all the cool places—and in this case, it’s a really cool place: Fairbanks, Alaska, in the middle of winter. See more of his incredible photography in this online slide show.

Survival of the fittest

Associate Editor Ian J. Twombly takes his work seriously—in his product review he ventures forth into the wilderness (of rural Frederick County, Maryland) to see if his survival gear really works in this online video.